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Contemporary Artist Ranjani Shettar on Her Installation | MetCollects

"Can nature's fragility be perceived?" Ranjani Shettar on her installation "Seven ponds and a few raindrops."

"Can nature's fragility be perceived?" Ranjani Shettar on her installation "Seven ponds and a few raindrops"

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Ranjani Shettar (Indian, born 1977). Seven ponds and a few raindrops, 2017. Muslin, stainless steel, tamarind, natural dyes, 229 x 223 x 96 in. (581.7 x 566.4 x 243.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Tia Collection, 2018 (2018.61a–p). © Ranjani Shettar. Courtesy Talwar Gallery, New York/New Delhi
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